At 5:31 PM -0600 9/15/2009, nestamicky wrote: >On 09-09-15 12:52 AM, Dan wrote: >>Personally, I prefer putting OS X on the IDE drive, so as to avoid >>driver hassles. If your SCSI interface *and* drive is significantly >>faster, then consider moving your swapfiles over there. > >This does sound a good idea, though I don't know how to do it.
It's not for the novice. You have to futz with the underbelly, and deal with the ramifications later if you have drive problems. >>From the hardware pov... >> >>The built-in IDE in the Sawtooth is Ultra ATA/33 (33 MB/sec). >> >>Exactly what model PCI SCSI card? What type of SCSI is it? SCSI >>ranges from 5 to over 300 MB/sec - all depends on the type. > >The SCSI card is an Adaptec "SCSI Ultra 2LVD/SE". The chip is >AIC-7815G. I found the card on >Ebay:<http://tinyurl.com/n7pddu>http://tinyurl.com/n7pddu The >hard-drive is a Quantum Atlas 10KII 36.gb. I have two of those. See Len's reply. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
